Syn a pho branch ide (sinafobrangkide)

pl. [NL., Syn a pho branch us + -idæ.] A family of apodal fishes, exemplified by the genus Syn a pho branch us, including enchelycephalous fishes with the branchial apertures contiguous or united, the branchiostegal rays abbreviated, and the mouth deeply cleft. They are deepsea forms, of 2 genera with 6 or 7 species, resembling eels. Syn a pho branch in a (sin a-fo-brang-ki'na), n. pl. [NL., synaphobranchoid (sin"a-fo-brang koid), a. and n. I. a. Of or pertaining to the Synapho branchidæ. II. n. A member of the Syn a pho bran chidæ . Syn a pho branch us (sin"a-fō-brang' kus), n. [NL. (Johnson, 1862), συναφής , connected ( synaphe ), + βράγχια , gills.] The typical genus of synaphobranchoid IMG:content-2692.png:[graphic] Syn a pho branch us pinnatus. eels. S. pinnatus (formerly S. kaupi, also Muræna pin nat a of Gronovius) is common in deep waters (200 to 300 fathoms) from Madeira to Newfoundland.